Weaving my personal recovery using the fabric of Emotions Anonymous and the healing strands of Alanon.
I'm learning H.O.W. to calm the chaos when my "dry" drunk wreaks havoc.

May 30, 2011

I am the Hero of My Spiritual Journey

(Gently adapted from May 31st's Courage to Change in Alanon.)

Through the Twelve Step recovery model, I am becoming the hero of my own stories, embarking on a spiritual journey--one of self-discovery.

A hero is forged by great challenges before gaining rewards at the journey's end.

Self-knowledge has become my path to personal freedom. The steps provide direction and give me skills to cope with the obstacles that get in the way of self-knowledge.

I like that I can use the program and the support of our fellowship each day. As the reading shares, "[I can] explore [my] hidden motives, secrets, buried memories and unrecognized talents. By drawing upon the wisdom of our 12-steps, principles and tools, [I can] learn to overcome obstacles to personal growth, such as the effects of emotional abuse and a variety of 'defects' of character.

[As each of us is] guided on our spiritual journey by a Power greater than ourselves, the steps we take must be our own. Only by facing the darkness can we find the treasure--the light and joy of emerging released from all that has held us back."

"The world cannot be discovered by a journey of miles. [O]nly by a spiritual journey.. [do] we arrive at the ground at our feet, and learn to be at home." Wendell Berry

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I am a member of Emotions Anonymous, which adapts AA's 12 steps for recovery from alcoholism, to recovery from emotional illness. Sojourning in Al-anon, a program for family members of recovering alcoholics, has helped me in dealing with my family, which was impacted by borderline personality disorder. Feel free to read!
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